Australian Christian circles have been abuzz with the topic of domestic abuse in the church since the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) published about it in mid July 2017. The controversy in a nutshell: Church leaders profess to abhor abuse of any kind. But advocates and victims say the church is not only failing to sufficiently… Continue reading Church Controversy with Domestic Abuse: an annotated bibliography
Firsthand Witness to the Thinking of an Abusive Youth Pastor
ACFJ is regularly contacted by the wives of abusers who are pastors or missionaries. The thing is incredible, but true. Here stands a man in the pulpit or in some pastoral ministry in a church, admired by the flock, thought to be the "holiest of the holy", a "model husband and father". That is the… Continue reading Firsthand Witness to the Thinking of an Abusive Youth Pastor
